Anyone ever hear of a Supercell storm?

[Kingofalldems]

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Here's a pic:



Near Julesburg, Co.

[Purveyor]

1. That's wicked. Thanks for sharing. eom

[MuseRider]

2. They feel as scary

as they look. Impressive.

[MADem]

3. Looks like a space ship!!!!!! nt

[lastlib]

13. My first thought was--The Overlords have arrived

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[MADem]

14. OK--don't mean to derail, but I was curious about that pic so I went looking and found this...

http://www.syfy.com/childhoodsend

Have you seen the series?

What do you think of it? Any good? Worth watching? Any other insight you can offer?

There's so much doggone "TV" out there these days, and I have a hard time sorting out what's worth it, and what isn't, so I tend to go by recommendations--what's your recommendation on this series?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. I liked it.

It's "alien invasion" material but not a War of The Worlds or type material.

Based on a 1953 Arthur C. Clarke novel.

[MADem]

21. Good grief, I've probably read the book! I was an ACC fiend back in the day!

One benefit of getting older-you can enjoy things you enjoyed before, because you've forgotten the endings!

I do like a good alien invasion every now and again--I'm not always reading/watching the deep and "serious" stuff!

[shenmue]

26. Yeah

[a la izquierda]

4. Yep

I went to graduate school in Oklahoma and lived there for 7 years.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Oklahoma has some very very scary storms.

Drove thru a couple of them, and saw teh aftermath of a few more.
Truly impressive, in a very wicked way.

[shenmue]

27. Cool

[rurallib]

5. a sure sign of spring in tornado alley

[Major Nikon]

7. Looks like a funnel cloud, no doubt as a result of a supercell

Supercells look like huge anvils where the convective currents push visible moisture up into the jet stream. The funnel cloud or tornado is just a small part of that. They look even more incredible from the air.

[Kingofalldems]

8. Wow.

Beautiful but scary.

[Major Nikon]

9. Even the smaller cells are quite impressive

In the middle of the summer here in Texas you get a lot of days with isolated thunderstorms. Flying a small plane at low altitude you can't go over the top of them, so you have to fly around them. They move relatively slowly compared to an aircraft, so they are easy (and fun) to avoid.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

19. How would you like to parachute into one?

http://www.damninteresting.com/rider-on-the-storm/

In the summer of 1959, a pair of F-8 Crusader combat jets were on a routine flight to Beaufort, North Carolina with no particular designs on making history. The late afternoon sunlight glinted from the silver and orange fuselages as the US Marine Corps pilots flew high above the Carolina coast at near the speed of sound. The lead jet was piloted by 39-year-old Lt Col William Rankin, a veteran of both World War 2 and the Korean War. In another Crusader followed his wingman, Lt Herbert Nolan. The pilots were cruising at 47,000 feet to stay above a large, surly-looking column of cumulonimbus cloud which was amassing about a half mile below them, threatening to moisten the officers upon their arrival at the air field.

Story at link.

[Major Nikon]

20. I don't want to be anywhere around them

There's lots of instances where aircraft have flown into them, which was more common in the says before satellite weather was available in the cockpit. Usually it ends badly, but those who make it out in mostly one piece generally don't want to repeat the experience.

[MADem]

22. Rankin heard a decreasingly reassuring series of grinding sounds coming from his aircraft’s engine!

And the big finish? Priceless!!!

Cue epic organ electric piano solo.

Thanks for that wonderful story!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

23. That's a great website.

Two of my favorite pieces. The new Cosmos covered the lead poisoning issue.

THE ETHYL-POISONED EARTH

http://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/

At the turn of the twentieth century, as the age of automobiles was afoot, the newfangled gasoline-powered internal combustion engine began to reach the limitations of the fuel that fed it. As higher-compression designs were tried, an engine-wrecking condition known as “knock” or “ping” would invariably develop. Though they didn’t know it at the time, the noisy destruction was caused when the increased heat and pressure prompted the air/fuel mixture in the cylinder to detonate all at once as opposed to an orderly burn. In spite of this problem, there was a demand for high-compression designs since they provided increased horsepower and fuel efficiency. The latter was particularly appealing in light of America’s forecasted fuel famine.

Undark and The Radium Girls

http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls/

In 1922, a bank teller named Grace Fryer became concerned when her teeth began to loosen and fall out for no discernible reason. Her troubles were compounded when her jaw became swollen and inflamed, so she sought the assistance of a doctor in diagnosing the inexplicable symptoms. Using a primitive X-ray machine, the physician discovered serious bone decay, the likes of which he had never seen. Her jawbone was honeycombed with small holes, in a random pattern reminiscent of moth-eaten fabric.

[MADem]

24. The writing is wonderful...positively Hitchcockian!!! nt

[MADem]

15. WOW!!!!!!!! That would scare the crap outta me!!! nt

[hopemountain]

10. ominous seems accurate.

[mnhtnbb]

11. Yikes!

[sarge43]

12. Something wicked this way comes

Time to head to the basement.

[Laffy Kat]

16. Awesome. nt

[davidpdx]

17. I sure as hell wouldn't be anywhere near that

I'd be screaming and fleeing the opposite direction while peeing my pants.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

25. They aren't limited to the Great Plains

They can happen, at various sizes, wherever the conditions are right for them.

I've seen and been through more than a few in my time. Not fun.

It makes you realize how powerful nature really is.

And the 'nerd' in me that want's to know how things happen is fascinated to no end.